CDL school bus practice test 4

B: Directly behind the driver's seat, and a large area starting at the rear bumper. The inside mirror has a blind spot directly behind the driver's seat and a large one that begins at the rear bumper and may extend 400 feet or more. Use the outside mirrors to watch traffic there. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.1.6 Overhead Inside Rearview Mirror, page 10-3.

B: Look and listen to be sure it is safe to proceed. Signals can fail, so even when they show the tracks are clear you still have to look and listen before crossing. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.4.4 Special Situations, page 10-9.

C: Setting the parking brakes, shutting off the engine, removing the key and turning on the hazard lights. Secure the bus by putting the transmission in Park (or Neutral), setting the parking brakes, shutting off the engine, removing the ignition key and activating the hazard warning lights. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.3.2 Evacuation Procedures, page 10-7.

D: To confirm where all students are before pulling away. Count students as they get off, so you know where every one of them is before the bus moves. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.3 Unloading Procedures on the Route, page 10-4.

D: Top of the rear window in the top of the mirror, with all students visible, including heads right behind you. Aim the inside mirror so the top of the rear window sits at the top of the mirror and you can see every student, even the heads of those sitting right behind you. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.1.6 Overhead Inside Rearview Mirror, page 10-3.

D: The length of the bus plus 15 feet. Know the length of your bus and the space on the far side of the tracks. As a general rule, add 15 feet to the bus length to get an acceptable containment area. If it won't fit, don't commit! Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.4.4 Special Situations, page 10-9.

A: Dangle it out of the driver's window for later use. Dangle the radio microphone or telephone out of the driver's window for later use, if it works. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.3.2 Evacuation Procedures, page 10-7.

A: At least 10 feet away from the side of the bus, to where the driver can plainly see them. Students should step off and move at least 10 feet out from the side of the bus, to a spot where you can clearly see every one of them. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.3 Unloading Procedures on the Route, page 10-4.

C: If the bus has a glass-bottomed rear emergency door. The inside mirror may give limited visibility directly behind the bus if the bus has a glass-bottomed rear emergency door. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.1.6 Overhead Inside Rearview Mirror, page 10-3.

C: Not starting across the tracks unless the bus can fully clear them on the other side. Make sure there is enough containment area on the far side of a crossing for the bus to completely clear the tracks if it must stop. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.4.4 Special Situations, page 10-9.

C: A passing motorist or area resident. If there is no working radio, send a passing motorist or area resident to call for help. Sending two older, responsible students is a last resort. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.3.2 Evacuation Procedures, page 10-7.

D: To a spot at least 10 feet in front of the right corner of the bumper. A student who has to cross first moves about 10 feet out from the side of the bus, then walks forward to a point at least 10 feet ahead of the bumper's right corner, keeping clear of the front of the bus. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.3 Unloading Procedures on the Route, page 10-4.

D: When students are seated and facing forward. Don't move the bus until every student is sitting down and facing the front. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.2 Loading Procedures, page 10-4.

A: When you have limited visibility. The overhead strobe light should be used when visibility is limited, following your state or local rules. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.7.1 Strobe Lights, page 10-11.

B: Only if the student's life is in immediate danger. Do not move a student you believe may have a neck or spinal injury unless their life is in immediate danger. Special procedures are needed to move such victims. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.3.2 Evacuation Procedures, page 10-7.

C: The student's feet. The student should stop at the right edge of the roadway where you can see the student's feet. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.3 Unloading Procedures on the Route, page 10-5.

A: Close the door, engage the transmission, release the parking brake, turn off the red lights. The departure steps start with closing the door, putting the bus in gear, releasing the parking brake and switching off the red lights. Then signal left, check the mirrors again and let built-up traffic clear. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.2 Loading Procedures, page 10-4.

A: Grip the wheel firmly, slow down or pull off and wait, and contact your dispatcher. The side of a bus acts like a sail. Keep a strong grip on the wheel, anticipate gusts, slow down or pull off the road and wait, and contact your dispatcher. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.7.2 Driving in High Winds, page 10-11.

D: Walk through the bus to make sure no students remain, and retrieve emergency equipment. Walk through the bus to make sure no students remain and retrieve emergency equipment, then join the students and account for all of them. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.3.2 Evacuation Procedures, page 10-7.

C: The red flashing lights on the bus are still flashing. At the roadway edge, students should look in all directions, check that the bus's red flashing lights are still flashing, and wait for your signal. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.3 Unloading Procedures on the Route, page 10-5.

B: Allow congested traffic to disperse. One of the last steps before leaving a stop is to check all mirrors again and let congested traffic disperse. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.2 Loading Procedures, page 10-4.

D: Far from the bus at an angle away from the tracks and toward the train. Get everyone out and off the tracks immediately, and move them far from the bus at an angle away from the tracks and toward the train. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.4.4 Special Situations, page 10-9.

A: At the left edge of the bus. Students should cross far enough in front of the bus to stay in view, then stop at the left edge of the bus and look again for your signal before continuing. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.3 Unloading Procedures on the Route, page 10-5.

D: Turn off the ignition, remove the key if leaving the driver's compartment, and supervise as required. When loading at school, turn off the ignition, remove the key if you leave the driver's compartment, and position yourself to supervise as your state or local rules require. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.2.2 Loading Procedures, page 10-4.

A: It helps keep the wheels from locking so you can keep steering control. ABS helps prevent wheel lockup so you keep control and can steer around an obstacle while braking. It may or may not stop you faster. Commercial Driver's License Manual (2025 CDL Manual): 10.6.2 How ABS Helps You, page 10-10.